(August 27, 2015 at 8:58 pm)abaris Wrote:(August 27, 2015 at 8:52 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Christianity defines itself by the New Testament... the Gospels, the life/examples of Jesus, etc. We are not bound by OT laws.
Often times it doesn't work that way. Especially when it comes to the more excentric protestant denominations. And I'm too tired to look up that particular Jesus quote yet again, but I'm sure you know what it's about when I tell you that he's supposed to have said, he didn't come to change the law but to fulfill it. And that won't change until heaven and earth perish.
Yes, the law, as in the real law of God. Not what people thought was the law. I think that's what He meant by that. He contradicted OT laws on multiple occasions. Namely when he said we shouldn't stone adulterers and when he said we should turn the other cheek rather than do an eye for an eye. There's a reason the Pharisees couldn't stand Him.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
